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http://www.truepcc.com/powerful-words/#respondWed, 12 Sep 2018 19:26:05 +0000http://www.truepcc.com/?p=3417Powerful Words Powerful words from an even more powerful woman! How do you engage your future? What do you plan to do this week that will bring you one step...

Remember…your Destiny is Designed by you!

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http://www.truepcc.com/achievement/#respondTue, 14 Aug 2018 14:00:59 +0000http://www.truepcc.com/?p=3413Achievement Weekly Strategy that Works! “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt At times, it is hard to remember how powerful...

Weekly Strategy that Works!

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

At times, it is hard to remember how powerful we are in terms of influencing the outcomes of our lives. We become caught up in ruts created by repetitive habits, going through the paces without giving anything much thought. Yet, the life we desire is as close as a touch of our hand, embracing a new thought, or challenging ourselves to step out into something unfamiliar.

I was reading a devotional one morning and it said “Achieve” is before “Believe” in the dictionary, but in life, the order is switched. You need to “believe” you can do something first and then you can “achieve” it. This has served as a gentle reminder for me over the years. If I really want something, I need to believe in the power I have to achieve it first.

We become conscious of the power we have to achieve when we challenge ourselves to think differently, embrace a new action or make a conscious effort to explore something out of our comfort zone. By exercising the belief we have in ourselves we develop our potential and create possibilities that may have not existed before.

This week, how can you tap into the power you possess to “achieve” the things you want? What action can you take? How can you think differently or engage something right outside the limits of your comfort zone?

Weekly Strategy that Works

Every morning I wake up and say “thank you” often before my eyes are all the way open. Why? Because if nothing else, at least I have another day of life. What a gift!

Over the past few days, I have been reading research on gratitude. The findings are incredible. Having gratitude positively impacts health, relationships, coping skills and overall enjoyment of life. It increases happiness and promotes well-being. Now…if that isn’t a list to aspire to what is???

We definitely have nothing to lose by developing a practice of gratitude. Simply making a list of all the things we have to be grateful for reminds us of the gifts life bestows upon us at various points in our journey.

My list this morning looks like this. I am grateful for my health and the health of my loved ones, the upcoming birth of my first grandchild, the beauty of my summer flowers, the person who smiled at me while I was walking my dog this morning and of course my dogs who bring me companionship and joy.

What does your list look like? This week I encourage you to begin a practice of gratitude. Find a time in your day to jot down some things you are grateful for. Life looks richer and more robust when we view it through a lens of gratitude.

Destiny by Design or Default…you Decide!

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http://www.truepcc.com/courage/#respondFri, 03 Aug 2018 14:05:22 +0000http://www.truepcc.com/?p=3406Courage “Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision” ~ Sir Winston Churchill What exactly does it mean to be courageous? When you stop to think about it, courage means...

“Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision” ~ Sir Winston Churchill

What exactly does it mean to be courageous? When you stop to think about it, courage means something different to each of us. Whether it is the courage to pursue your passion, get out of a bad relationship, or have a difficult conversation with someone at work, courage requires us to dig deep within ourselves and show up authentically.

Fear causes us to undermine ourselves and hand over our power to something beyond our control; but courage, is the decision to take our power back and do what that inner most voice is asking us to do. Courage requires us to honor ourselves.

So, what things in your life are making you fearful? Where have you relinquished power due to fear?

Let’s pretend for a moment you make the decision to be courageous, what would that look like? What is the first thing you would do?

Your challenge this week is to look for opportunities to resist fear and consciously make the decision to act more courageously.

Destiny by design or default…you decide!

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http://www.truepcc.com/managing-through-change/#respondWed, 21 Mar 2018 12:44:48 +0000http://www.truepcc.com/?p=3401Managing Through Change Over the next few weeks, I will be writing a series of blogs aimed at understanding and managing organizational change as it seems to be a pertinent...

Over the next few weeks, I will be writing a series of blogs aimed at understanding and managing organizational change as it seems to be a pertinent topic in today’s rapidly advancing world.

As a contractor for Talent Management and Management Consultant, I found this article stimulated my personal and professional thoughts surrounding change.

The author points out four main areas where leaders need to step up to facilitate healthy, successful change. Under the first point, “Recognize Embedded Tensions and Paradoxes” Ready suggests viewing change through a positive lens stating, “At the core of every change initiative is the desire to breathe new life into the organization―to revitalize ways of thinking, behaving and working.” This struck me as so true, but this isn’t a typical lens through which change is viewed.

Even though the one thing we as humans can count on is, change, characteristically, change infuses an unsettling reaction that is ripe for fear to take hold and grow. To counter this, leaders need to create a structure, as Ready points out, founded on the positive aspects and outcomes of change. One of which is being “revitalized” or becoming better than we were in our original pre-change state.

At a recent Leadership Development Institute I participated in, I listened to a CEO liken change to the re-building process a community experiences after a hurricane. By using language that turns the focus of change to an instrument of improvement, it is much more likely to quell fears that are only perpetuated by the verbiage of the “scary unknown.” This is the “revitalization” of being, thinking and behaving that Ready draws attention to in the following article.

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http://www.truepcc.com/dealingwithloss/#respondThu, 09 Feb 2017 00:13:31 +0000http://www.truepcc.com/?p=3388As I woke up this morning, my heart was heavy with the realization that today, a person who had become dear to me, would have his life slowly collected and...

]]>As I woke up this morning, my heart was heavy with the realization that today, a person who had become dear to me, would have his life slowly collected and gathered together in the place I had come to know him, and his family would move on leaving only a trail of memories behind.

Reflecting on this, while the sun shone over the patches of broken snow, I was reminded of nature’s cycle and the power it has to heal the after effects of a storm. In much the same way, life replicates this process. The unexpected is met with a turmoil of emotions driven by the intensity of pain, but as time progresses, the pain is lessened by the warmth of what has been left behind…the memories.

This day in a place far from here, a wonderful person will be memorialized in a peaceful sanctuary filled with friends, colleagues and family that wish to come together, and through carefully selected words, honor the man they have all come to love and respect in life.

As life brings us to the threshold of loss, we come to understand, not with our minds, but with our hearts, how precious life is, how blessed each of us really are and how impoverished the English language is…as there are no words that can truly encompass the totality of profound loss.

Yet, when we arrive at these junctures, it often causes us to pause and reassess the chess pieces we have strategically or not so strategically placed on the board of life. As we take in all the aspects of our unique life, with something akin to humility, we realize life is not only short but fleeting in nature, and with intention we may choose to move some of our pieces…re-prioritizing things over looked or long forgotten.

So here we are, at this intricate twinkling of time we call “today.” On this day, my sincere wish is that each of us make a commitment moving forward to find “awe” in the everyday experiences, living our lives in such a way that we are intentionally leaving a trail of memories, ones that will inspire those in our wake, by modeling the good we possess in these fleeting precious moments fragilely strung together by something we all experience as “life.”

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http://www.truepcc.com/stress-alive-well-part-4/#respondThu, 08 Dec 2016 15:00:51 +0000http://www.truepcc.com/?p=3365Okay, we have arrived at week four in the series on stress management. Hopefully by now you have identified some strategies for managing your stress levels, but just in case,...

]]>Okay, we have arrived at week four in the series on stress management. Hopefully by now you have identified some strategies for managing your stress levels, but just in case, here is one more to add to your toolbox!

Check you perceptions. Yes, that pretty much sums it up for this week’s strategy! It may sound simple but in all reality…it’s not.

When stressed, most of us put on our lens of “negativity” and begin to interpret life from that position. Simple everyday interactions, situations and events can suddenly start appearing as threats.

At this point, we lack the ability to focus on positivity, and fail to recognize possibility and potential in our lives. We may even become more difficult to be around…which can damage personal relationships.

My challenge to you this week is to check in on your perceptions by becoming more aware of the “little successes” in your day to day experience. At the end of the day, take a minute and identify at least three things that have gone well. This will help re-enforce the positive in your life!

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http://www.truepcc.com/stress-alive-well-part-3/#respondThu, 01 Dec 2016 15:00:16 +0000http://www.truepcc.com/?p=3362We have arrived at week three of our strategies for effective stress management. Crazy how quickly time goes by! Last week I introduced the idea of stress being an “energy”...

]]>We have arrived at week three of our strategies for effective stress management. Crazy how quickly time goes by!

Last week I introduced the idea of stress being an “energy” that needs to be shifted within the body so it doesn’t settle in, getting stuck, and generating misery for us in untold ways.

Beyond exercise, which isn’t always appealing for many of us, there are other forms of releasing stress physically. Writing is one. Yes, believe it or not, writing or journaling has been proven through research to be an effective way to monitor and manage stress.

Stress causes “noise” inside our bodies and our minds. Sometimes the simple act of acknowledging the noise, by consciously capturing it and placing it on paper, can free us from feeling overpowered or controlled by our emotions.

As a first step, I encourage you to start a personal journal. Purchase something that is attractive and inviting. Take some time periodically to write down how you are feeling and why you are having this feeling. The act of putting your hand to paper provides a safe release of the negative energy created by feelings of stress.

By establishing a practice of writing down your thoughts and feelings, over time, you will develop a greater personal insight. This insight will deepen your self-awareness and help you understand and rationalize your feelings. Through identification of situations or events, even people, connected to your stress response; discernment of patterns and the ability to see your stressful thoughts and emotions outside yourself on paper; and as a way of monitoring progress, you can successfully learn to manage your stress instead of having your stress manage you.

Your journal can also be used as a tool for reflection so you can re-enforce the progress you’ve made and create momentum for reducing your stress.

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http://www.truepcc.com/stress-alive-well-part-2/#respondThu, 24 Nov 2016 15:00:47 +0000http://www.truepcc.com/?p=3358In keeping with my promise from last week, here is another tip on managing stress in your daily life. Believe it or not all emotions are energies. Sadness, happiness, anger, and frustration...

]]>In keeping with my promise from last week, here is another tip on managing stress in your daily life. Believe it or not all emotions are energies. Sadness, happiness, anger, and frustration all travel through us as an energy driving not only our thoughts and actions but even our body postures.

If you want to see this for yourself think of being sad and put yourself in that posture. Take note of what you are thinking, feeling, and how your body is positioned when you feel sad. Then try to hold that “sad” posture and think of something that makes you feel happy or excited. What you will find is that once you are experiencing the emotion of happiness or excitement, it is almost impossible to hang onto the “sad” body posture because your muscles are programmed to do something different.

What we know about energy is that it moves. Last week we talked about moving the energy of stress by thinking different thoughts, this week I challenge you to manage your stress by physically moving it.

What do I mean by that? Move your body! Get up from your desk and jog in place for thirty seconds, go for a walk during lunch, or take note of your body posture when you are feeling stressed and simply change postures! You can even do that while sitting at your desk.

Yes, it may sound simple, but it works. Make a commitment to consciously move your body this week to alleviate stress. Don’t allow stress to be stuck in your body. Move!

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http://www.truepcc.com/stress-alive-well/#respondThu, 17 Nov 2016 15:00:46 +0000http://www.truepcc.com/?p=3354As I sit down today to write this strategy, I must admit my head is currently spinning from the conversations I have had all week with clients. Yes, there seems...

]]>As I sit down today to write this strategy, I must admit my head is currently spinning from the conversations I have had all week with clients. Yes, there seems to have been a predominant theme…stress. For some reason, who knows, (possibly planetary positions), stress has been the word of the week!

The truth is, for most of us anyway, stress is alive and well. It has a tendency to accompany us throughout most of our week whether we invite it in or not. Either way, it seems to be there, hovering just below the surface waiting for an opportune moment to make its presence known.

As a tactical plan to be better prepare for your encounter with stress, I have selected a few strategies that really work and will share them with you over the next couple of weeks. So, lucky you!
Stress inoculation technique number one. Stop with the negative stress producing self-talk! Sound easy? Well, it could be, but for most of us we don’t even realize we are doing it until our heart is racing, our palms are sweating and people are not only avoiding eye contact but also any close physical proximity.

What we tell ourselves around stress, like, “I am so stressed out. I’m never going to meet that deadline.

I have too much on my plate,” quickly becomes our reality. And, here is a fun fact…that kind of language feeds stress and makes it bigger. So, if your goal is to make stress huge in your life, you are on the right track, high five!

If not, try this. Pay attention to the conversations in your head around stress and change your language. “I can conquer this task, yes, it may take me a while but I can do it. So I have to work through lunch a few days, this too shall pass.” Or, simply ask yourself, “How is telling myself how stressed I am, really helping me right now?” I’m interested in your answer…